asp.net can't take the text of input text

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This is my aspx

<p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker" >
        <asp:Button id="BookingForDate" runat="server" OnClick="BookingForDate_Click" Text="Search"/> </p> 
    <table id="DateBookingTable" runat="server" style="visibility:hidden">
        <tr><th>ID</th><th>PlanTime</th></tr>
    </table>

on my code in c# I can't see datepicker

why?

note please that i can take all the controllers from id except this one.

I already tried restart the visual studio

try to add runat="server" to your input-tag

Stephan Bauer
– Stephan Bauer

2014-03-18 11:37:11 +00:00
Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 11:37 — Stephan Bauer
– Stephan Bauer, Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 11:37

Adween · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 11:37:29Z

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You have 2 options

add runat="server" to the input

<input type="text" id="datepicker" runat="server" />

or create an TextBox

<asp:TextBox runat="server" id="datepicker"></asp:TextBox>

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 11:37

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Christos · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 11:43:13Z

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You should add

runat="server"

to your input. No you are using an html control and not an asp.net server side control. Hence you can't access the value of the textbox the way you want.

So try the following and then you will be able to access the value of your textbox:

<asp:TextBox id="datepicker" runat="server"/>

Then in your code behind class you can access the value of this textbox

datepicker.Text

Another approach, as I pointed initially, it would be the following:

<input type="text" id="datepicker" runat="server">

edited Mar 18, 2014 at 11:43

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 11:37

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Stephan Bauer · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 11:51:09Z

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You forgot to add the runat-attribute to your input-tag. Try this:

<input type="text" id="datepicker" runat="server">

With that change, you should be able to access the element from code behind

See MSDN

edited Mar 18, 2014 at 11:51

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 11:45

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Stephan Bauer Over a year ago

just take a look at the comments of the question :-)

Stephan Bauer Over a year ago

Absolutely no problem ;)

Swapnil · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 11:41:47Z

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You have not given name to your control and also add runat="server"

<input type="text" id="datepicker" runat="server" name='datepicker' />

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 11:41

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